Dark Run Colliery

Dalado · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:57 pm

Anyone know anything about the Dark Run Colliery at Dark Run. Its located between Wadesville and Frackville on a side road off of Rt. 61. Found the old washhouse and one slope that was pretty caved in and another that was well open. Just lookin for some information or photos of the old colliery. Thanks!

D.

miket145 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:59 pm

Are those the ruins that are located near Wal-Mart, behind the Gasway?

M.T.

Dalado · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:43 am

No, course I do wanna explore them to. The side road I am referring to is going up the mountain towards Frackville. There are three homes on the southbound side of 61 and they are called Dark Run. If you take the side road about a mile up you will come to the colliery site. Not sure if its Dark Run or if it goes by another name. If you keep going on the road you will come to the other side of the Wadesville Stripping Pit.

D.

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:15 am

there is a pump house right where you turn on that road right? we have seen and been in that wash house just off the side of the road, and just up the hill is the ruins of a fan house with a shallow airshaft that goes into a pitching airway probably a coal chute that extends to the surface, is this what you are refering to? i have not seen any pictures of this operation, however i may have the name written down somewhere.

Dalado · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:14 pm

yeah, thats it.

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:37 pm

if my memory serves me correct, i believe that was at the very tip of the st. clair colliery. im pretty sure it was part of that ill have to look at some maps to be sure though.

cropfall · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:50 pm

That sounds like the Repplier Colliery (aka Ellsworth Colliery).
There used to be a patch called New Castle there, well, a couple hundred feet north of where your talking about, but the town was stripped through sometime back in the 50â€™s, (i think, not sure about the date).

Dalado · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:57 pm

Thanks, maybe I can find some more info. from this. I will have one or two photos up in the week.

D.

Dalado · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:04 pm

http://dalado.smugmug.com/gallery/32141 ... 174/Medium

Wheres my rope and harness??

D.

Chris · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:21 pm

is that pic from the bottom of the small shaft?

Dalado · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:08 pm

Chris · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:39 pm

i have to ask...... how did you get the camera down there?

miket145 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:03 pm

I drove by the wash house today & the roof has collapsed. There are a lot of trees down in the area. Looks like Reading Anthracite may be starting a new pit or expanding Wadesville.

M.T.

cropfall · **Posted:** Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:12 pm

i heard that a larger mining company is going to start a quarry up there. H&K, they dont do any coal mining though, probally just a quarry for aggregate.

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